Session Date
Lesson Topic
Tracing, sequencing, understanding of story elements and communication skills
Lesson Outline
This afternoon, Santino and I reviewed the story we read last week on Friday, using finger puppets to re-enact it. We finished cutting out the puppets and coloring the characters; Santino was given assistance to accomplish this. Together, we reviewed the sequence of events in the story plot. Santino had to arrange what came first, second, and last in the story. After I helped him with the first event, Santino was given prompts to choose what came next out of two choices and was able to select the right choice with assistance, via demonstration and modeling. Santino required refocusing to help him sustain attention, but he enjoyed manipulating the puppets. While able to read the story, Santino's ability synthesize or integrate the information is difficult to ascertain. We will continue to work on concretizing concepts to facilitate comprehension. We also worked on using writing implements to improve Santino's ability to execute the fine motor coordination to hold a pencil, crayon, or marker correctly in order to reproduce letters and shapes more legibly. We spent some time counting, using mini clothes pins as a tangible manipulative with which to engage Santino's attention and incorporate his tactile and kinesthetic senses in the learning process. Santino listened to music and danced to the beat of the songs to finish our Monday on a fun note. It was the first time I saw Santino dance, and he displayed excellent rhythm, flexibility, control, and style while doing so.
Session Minutes
180
Minutes Student Attended
180
Session Hours
3.00
Hours Attended
3.00
Entry Status
Review Status
Student Name(s)
Subject
School